( 2026:HHC:38299-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Cr.Appeal No. 324 of 2011 Decided on 9th September, 2026 _____________________________________________________ Roshan Lal …Appellant Versus Ashwani Kumar Sharma …..Respondent _________________________________________________________________ Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Chirag Bhanu Singh, Judge. 1Whether approved for reporting? _____________________________________________________ For the appellant : Mr. Sanjeev Kuthiala, Sr. Advocate, with Ms. Preeti Thakur & Ms. Tamna Sharma, Advocates. For the respondent : Mr. Arun Kaushik, Advocate, vice Mr. Sandeep Dutt, Advocate. _____________________________________________________ Chirag Bhanu Singh, Judge (Oral) On the last date of hearing, learned counsel for the appellant sought permission to withdraw the application for bringing on record the legal representatives (LRs) of deceased appellant Roshan Lal, with liberty to file appropriate application at an appropriate stage. 2. It, however, transpires that appellant Roshan Lal had passed away on 12.10.2016. A copy of the death certificate was -2- ( 2026:HHC:38299-DB ) annexed along with the application for bringing on record the LRs of the deceased appellant. However, the said application was withdrawn with liberty to file at the appropriate stage. 3. The appellant having died as far back as in the year 2016, the present proceedings, in fact, stand abated, the application for bringing on record the LRs of the deceased appellant having already been withdrawn on 24.08.2026. Consequently, the appeal has been rendered otiose. 4. As a sequel thereto, the appeal is dismissed as having seen abated. The appeal stand disposed off in the aforesaid terms, so also the pending application, if any. (Chirag Bhanu Singh) Judge 09.09.2026 (Ritu)